| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | a·tro·cious |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -tr  shs |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Extremely evil or cruel; monstrous: an atrocious crime. 2. Exceptionally bad; abominable: atrocious decor; atrocious behavior. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Latin atrx, atrc-, frightful, cruel. See  ter- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | a·trocious·ly —ADVERB
a·trocious·ness —NOUN
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